User Reviewshttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/default.aspxUser reviews for Dragon&#39;s Dogmaen-USTelligent Community 1.5.134.12297 (Build: 5.5.134.12297)Dogmahttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2014/02/08/dogma.aspxSat, 08 Feb 2014 15:28:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:6567653forget4343430https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=6567653https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2014/02/08/dogma.aspx#comments<p>Best rig ever it was so fun in everyday plus the pawns never stop talking to you, there like your mother or daddy. We need more rpg&#39;s like this guys!~!!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6567653" width="1" height="1">User ReviewPlaystation 3Fun game with lots to do!https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2013/06/06/fun-game-with-lots-to-do.aspxThu, 06 Jun 2013 10:14:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2940789Kurt Schneckloth0https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2940789https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2013/06/06/fun-game-with-lots-to-do.aspx#comments<p>DD is a great game. &nbsp;It&#39;s fun and the perfect RPG/hack n slash combination. &nbsp;The monsters are beautifully realized in the giant world of Gransys.</p>
<p>There are many great things about this game: &nbsp;good graphics, great environment variance, awesome enemeies, gameplay is solid.</p>
<p>Only a few things that I would have done differently: more kinds of weapons as loot. &nbsp;I&#39;ve been using the same daggers for more than half of the game. &nbsp;Fast travel is there but you have to use a rare orb to use it and it only lets you go to a few places.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Overall DD is a great game and should be played by anyone who is intrigued by action RPG&#39;s.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2940789" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon&#39;s DogmaDark ArisenDragon's Dogmahttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2013/05/03/dragon-39-s-dogma.aspxFri, 03 May 2013 05:09:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2814631Matthew Aisthorpe1https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2814631https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2013/05/03/dragon-39-s-dogma.aspx#comments<p>
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<p>After months of dedication and many replays of the demo I
have finally got my hands on Dragon&rsquo;s Dogma. Since first breath of the name I
have been itching to play and get involved in this world created by developers that
have worked on other projects such as Resident Evil and Devil May Cry.</p>
<p>Dragon&rsquo;s Dogma is an RPG set in the large open world of <span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic;">Gransys, a world filled with Greek
mythological creatures, goblins, trolls, and of course Dragons. The start of
the game puts you in the shoes of an unknown knight destined to kill the
Dragon, as you progress through the area the game teaches you the basic skills
of the game and introduces you to your companions you will have throughout the
game called Pawns. After finding your team of Pawns you take out a few enemies
then encounter your first boss a Chimera, this is where the game mechanics get
interesting. One of the major new mechanics in this game is the &ldquo;grab&rdquo; system</span>,
it literally allows you to grab hold of larger creatures in the game and climb
on them towards there weak spot and hack away while holding on for dear life. I
found this quite amusing as sprint full ball and launching yourself at the
enemy then grabbing hold of their face then continue on to stab it with your
sword. After defeating the Chimera the unknown hero opens a large door to the unknown,
ending the tutorial.</p>
<p>Then it is onto the character creation screen allowing you to
choose the sex of your character (which more games should include) and then search
through a plethora of pre defined facial features to develop you character. The
game also takes you characters size into consideration for their statistics a
smaller character will move more slowly but will have more stamina, while a
larger character can carry more and use more stamina. After character creation
then you see the intro movie where the dragon has chosen you, steals your heart
and you have been revived as the Arisen.
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<p>After you have awaken you get to choose between the three
usual RPG classes Warrior, Archer and Mage then you head out into the world.
Exploration in Dragon&rsquo;s Dogma is fun your character can jump onto most ledges
you can see with exploring every nook rewarding you with an item or gold. The
quests are fairly interesting and may have a story leading onto further quests
within the game as a result of your choices. The fighting in the game you can
feel a presence of the Devil May Cry development team and being a Mage lights
up your screen in an array of colours. It isn&rsquo;t until night where the Resident
Evil feel comes into play, the world gets dark... very dark. Wolf&rsquo;s will pounce
at you from the darkness and zombies will scramble out of the ground. If you&rsquo;re
lucky enough you brought a lamp before you went exploring and grabbed some oil
to fill it if on the off chance it flickers and runs out. I played the game on
normal difficulty and found that the game was quite a challenge at points but
there is an easy option for those players who value adventuring.</p>
<p>Once you progress further down the story you come to making
your pawn. You give your pawn a name and have the same amount of freedom
creating them as you did your character. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes;">&nbsp;</span>Your pawn will be with you for the rest of the
game and will help you as much as they can by killing creatures to finding
items and hidden areas. You can also hire up to two other pawns, either ones
you come across adventuring or you can go online and use pawns other people have
created. When you rest at a tavern your pawn will become available online,
where other players can hire them to venture in their world. After that player
has finished with them they can be given a gift and you will earn rift crystals
also, any experiences that pawn has encountered will also carry over. These
experiences could be a new weakness to an enemy, secret area or chest location.
These Rift crystals are the currency used to buy other pawns that are higher
level than your main character allowing you to venture with more ease.
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<p>The party managing system is broken into two menus equipment
and items which can be a bit cumbersome switching between characters. Hoarders
can rejoice as your local tavern will hold your belongings you and your (most
likely) over-encumbered pawns can store, be aware that some items such as fish
and meat spoil if left for too long.</p>
<p>Overall I have found that Dragon&rsquo;s Dogma was a great
experience and I recommend it to players who want a challenge and those who
like RPG games. If you are looking to eradicate that RPG itch this is a game
for you. New gamers to the genre should start with normal difficulty but there
is no shame going to easy if the game is too hard.
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<p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2814631" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon&#39;s DogmaPlaystation 3RPGDragonWhy does everyone like this game so much?https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2013/04/16/why-does-everyone-like-this-game-so-much.aspxTue, 16 Apr 2013 12:45:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2748802nitroto0https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2748802https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2013/04/16/why-does-everyone-like-this-game-so-much.aspx#comments<p>BAO JING</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2748802" width="1" height="1">What the hell is a dogmahttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/12/28/what-the-hell-is-a-dogma.aspxFri, 28 Dec 2012 18:08:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2476535campfiresong1https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2476535https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/12/28/what-the-hell-is-a-dogma.aspx#comments<p>Dragon&#39;s Dogma is the game I always wanted to play. You combine the fun progression part of rpgs and strategy in them but add incredible combat unlike regular rpgs. Basicly it is dmc combat. That is how deep it is, I never ever thought I would ever be ppulling off combos in an rpg. The loot is also fun but not incredible though. Levling up is also meaningful. The pawn system is fun too, and these sidekicks can kick more ass then you at times. The story is descent but I could care less when the game is so complete. Honestly I cant think of amore perfect rpg. It is my rpg of the year.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2476535" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon&#39;s DogmaDragon&#39;sDogmapositive360Playstation 3PS3CapcomRPGFantasyopinion.dogmacreaturesskyrimopen worldadventuremonstersDragon's Dogma - A worthy, if limited, adventurehttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/10/23/dragon-39-s-dogma-a-worthy-if-limited-adventure.aspxTue, 23 Oct 2012 09:05:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2317738Nathan Powers2https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2317738https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/10/23/dragon-39-s-dogma-a-worthy-if-limited-adventure.aspx#comments<p>I had looked forward to this game for awhile. It was supposed to be an open world game with intense combat, and an unforgiving world. They advertised a driving narrative that pushes you through the game world to your final (?) confrontation with the beast that stole your heart. What you really get is a game with many quests, a loosely tied together story line, challenging combat, and a beautiful world full of monsters ready to fight, and npcs ready to do nothing of note.</p>
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<p>If you come to Gransys, don&#39;t come expecting a large open world with tons of options. The world was actually a lot smaller than I had expected. It was still of an ample size, just not as large as I was expecting. The world being large enough comes from the fact that the game features very, very limited fast travel. You have the ability to use a ferrystone to port you to a portcrystal, but for the majority of the game the only one available is in the capital, Gran Soren. This means that as you&#39;re out exploring, you have one place to return to, therefore you have one place to leave from, leaving you to see the same vistas right outside of the city time and time again. This, and the poorly handled story, are really the only downsides that I found.</p>
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<p>Sure, while you may see the same areas time and again, I enjoyed being forced to run and fight my way to whereever I was going, and since the world wasn&#39;t overly large, it did not take a large amount of time to reach your destination with a few notable exceptions. This allowed me to really enjoy the sense of exploration, veiwing the world everytime I stepped out of safety, never knowing what giant beast would appear to tear me and my pawns to shreds.</p>
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<p>The problems with the story is largely that it can be some what difficult to keep on the path of the story because the quests aren&#39;t really marked as story quests. They are marked with something though, like there was a set of Wyrm Hunt quests, that strangely do not&nbsp; involve dragon hunting at all, that are part of the story quests, but the game does not tell you this. </p>
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<p>The pawn system I found really unique and interesting. You have your own personal pawn that you can shape and mold, choosing different classes as you continue through the game. Then when you rest at an inn, a copy of your pawn at that time is uploaded to the servers, into the rift as the game calls it, allowing other players to use them in their world. You too get to choose from other pawns from other players. You have access to seeing all of their stats, gear, and equipped skills, allowing you to pick exactly what you are looking for.</p>
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<p>The combat, while fun, can sometimes come off as tedious due to a limited number of mobs you&#39;ll encounter, and as you level, many of them come off as easy. The occasional giant creature like a golem or cyclops, helps mix up things every now and then, but even they proved easy towards the end of my play through.</p>
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<p>If you desire a different take on open world games, some good challenging combat system allowing you to change skills and vocations as you wish, then I would recommend this game to you. It&#39;s no Elder Scrolls, but it was never meant to be. Even with its noted faults, I still enjoyed it to the end and would suggest others would as well.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2317738" width="1" height="1">User ReviewDragon&#39;s DogmaDragon&#39;sDogmaPlaystation 3PS3CapcomRPGFantasycreaturesopen worldadventuremonstersforced lesbianismAmazing game,Dragon dogma.https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/21/amazing-game-dragon-dogma.aspxFri, 21 Sep 2012 07:57:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2228480Maki1https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2228480https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/21/amazing-game-dragon-dogma.aspx#comments<p>This is one of the best rpg games out there its as good as skyrim and in combat,gameplay its better.</p><p>This game has been underrated but as you can tell if you play it yourself your like what a master piece but few problems.</p><p>The main goal in this game is to&nbsp;aquire your heart back as when its it riped right out of you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My favorite part about this game is the gameplay,Combat and not to forget the graphics,But the Storyline will get you deeply into it at the start.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pawns are used in this game as your Companions,You may have up to 3 of them following by your side.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Quests wise there are few minor quests but the storyline quest is long,But entertaining.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are many wepons,Spells,Armour,to be obtained.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope you enjoyed this brief review please post if i did good im still learning.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2228480" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon&#39;s DogmapositivePlaystation 3CapcomRPGyo0u must buy thishttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/15/yo0u-must-buy-this.aspxSat, 15 Sep 2012 08:47:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2213512Alishaapple1900https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2213512https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/15/yo0u-must-buy-this.aspx#commentsbuy this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2213512" width="1" height="1">i don't remember what skyrim is....... https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/12/i-don-39-t-remember-what-skyrim-is.aspxWed, 12 Sep 2012 18:59:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2204913inconceivablemontoya1https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2204913https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/12/i-don-39-t-remember-what-skyrim-is.aspx#comments<p>so yeah, this game is epic. i love the variety of creatures, the engaging quests, and the pawn mechanic. could use a lock on feature with melee combat (i&#39;m an arcane archer type, so it kinda has a lock on thing later.), but i&#39;ve done well without it. like i said in the title, i like this game more than skyrim. why? because, combat is better, the classes are better, the magic is better. sure, i can&#39;t equip two different swords, and the landscape isn&#39;t as expansive, but i enjoy roaming the land, killing things. i could wish for better gear in the shops.i&#39;m kinda topped off at the moment...... aaaand i messed up the &quot;idol&quot; quest&quot; (stupid brat). still, i&#39;ve been playing this for a month. i intend to play more of it after i beat it. skyrim isn&#39;t even in my library any more. point being. i&#39;m enjoying this game, graphics remind me of demon souls, pawns should shut up more. but their chatter isn&#39;t too annoying. the gear can be layered. and there is a great depth to the combination system.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2204913" width="1" height="1">User ReviewPlaystation 3opinion.s-stormdogmacreaturesskyrimFlawless game.https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/09/flawless-game.aspxSun, 09 Sep 2012 07:49:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2196580Maki1https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2196580https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/09/09/flawless-game.aspx#commentsGood gameplay sound art appeal and graphics want a better review read my blog on dragon dogma.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2196580" width="1" height="1">Dragons, dogmahttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/08/12/dragons-dogma.aspxSun, 12 Aug 2012 18:30:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:2125376Maki5https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=2125376https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/08/12/dragons-dogma.aspx#comments<p>Dragons dogma is a masterpiece.</p>
<p>The whole story line is interesting there are many side quests,Rare items to find not to mention the exploring.</p>
<p>I rated this game on knowledge not jest to rate.</p>
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<p>During the game you can make your own pawn how cool is that&gt;?</p>
<p>You can have up to 3 pawns but the other 2 you summon from the rift world, it is a peaceful&nbsp; place.</p>
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<p>A good thing to do is do as many side quests you can do i no it can get boring but you will need it in he end.</p>
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<p>Watch out for the brine it eats you a alive if you go to deep but if you fall from a clif if you are lucky you will not die unless you land on a rock or ground.</p>
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<p>I recommend this game to anyone.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles/00-00-01-26-51/4111.thCAF59VV4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles/00-00-01-26-51/0878.thCATQQDBK.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles/00-00-01-26-51/2654.thCAXN9LIF.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img src="http://www.gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer-Blogs-Components-WeblogFiles/00-00-01-26-51/7532.thCA3H5HMJ.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2125376" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360CapcomDragon's Dogma Reviewhttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/06/10/dragon-39-s-dogma-review.aspxSun, 10 Jun 2012 16:23:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:1987870Marfys0https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=1987870https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/06/10/dragon-39-s-dogma-review.aspx#comments<p>I&#39;ll keep this review simple.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pro&#39;s: A more in-depth character customization than in your usual RPG&#39;s. </p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A very well done combat system. </p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ability to rent pawns.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Monster graphic are really good.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Con&#39;s: Bad graphics in general (Excluding the monsters)</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mouths rarely move in sync with voices. And really corny dialog/ voice acting.
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A really shallow story that&#39;s difficult to understand.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mage character may find themselves unable to deal almost any damage against certain monsters. (Golem for instance)</p>
<p>&nbsp; End Analysis: A RPG that&#39;s really fun to play for a while, but it&#39;s lack of (Good) story makes the experience feel flat after the first time around.
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;">&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1987870" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon&#39;s DogmaPlaystation 3RPGFantasyYou ripped my heart out Capcom, and then completely redeemed yourself.https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/06/09/you-ripped-my-heart-out-capcom-and-then-completely-redeemed-yourself.aspxSat, 09 Jun 2012 17:53:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:1986891darkangelvxvx2https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=1986891https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/06/09/you-ripped-my-heart-out-capcom-and-then-completely-redeemed-yourself.aspx#comments<p>It&#39;s been some time since Capcom has released anything even remotely resembling an RPG. &nbsp;In fact, it&#39;s been nearly a decade since we&#39;ve seen anything from the Breath of Fire series since the painfully short Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter was released. &nbsp;I&#39;ll have to admit, my thoughts upon Dragon&#39;s Dogma at first glance were less than positive for this game, as my understanding along with many others is that Capcom has forgotten how to make an RPG. &nbsp;I was wrong.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;">The Action:</span></p>
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<p>Dragon&#39;s Dogma is an action/adventure Open world RPG featuring a combat system that is practically unseen on the Xbox 360. Simply put, the game allows you to mount, and attack large dangerous enemies in real time without the use of a quick-time event. &nbsp;This allows for dynamic action and adrenaline pumping combat when fighting the more frightening enemies in the game. &nbsp;Dragon&#39;s Dogma also makes good use of visual and sound and camera effects to make these enormous monsters have an impact on the world, and will make you apprehensive when you first spot a monster you&#39;re unfamiliar with. &nbsp;Encouragingly enough, Dragon&#39;s Dogma sports a varied monster population ranging from wolves, harpies, snakes, giant bats, and rats who make up the smaller more single minded enemies (at first), to the more creative enemies employing both ranged, melee and tanking enemies like goblins, bandits, saurians and undead who make up the meat of the games combat, and then finally to the brutish and massive beasts such as ogres, cyclopes, chimeras, hydras, griffins, and yes even dragons who can feature mixed tactics and often be long drawn out, strategic and often punishing altercations.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;">The Pawns:</span></p>
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<p>Another interesting addition to Dragon&#39;s Dogma is it&#39;s take on multiplayer. &nbsp;No, you cannot play with your friends, which is rather maddening at times, but your friends however can pick up your &quot;Pawn&quot; &nbsp;and allow it into their worlds for questing and adventuring. &nbsp;While they aren&#39;t what many people want in terms of a team based RPG game, they are an often welcome addition as they are quick, adaptive, and often intelligent depending on how they were brought up by their master. &nbsp;A pawn is quite literally yours to shape as you see fit, and not just how it looks and what class it is. &nbsp;You can shape it&#39;s combat sense on whether it will run in and attack the largest enemy possible, or pick off the smaller units in a massive melee to widdle down the enemy force, or even stay at a distance and act as a healer/buffer for the rest of your party; &nbsp;you can even shape it&#39;s responses to your actions and how your battles fair.</p>
<p>This is both a blessing and a curse, but nothing on the shoulders of Capcom. &nbsp;You see, if you&#39;re not paying attention to the pawn you&#39;re hiring you could sadly end up with a mage who believes he&#39;s a tank, or a tank who behaves like a ranged combatant would. Also, regreattably often times the pawns will annoy you, especially your hired pawns from your friends, as they will talk almost without end on every tiny thing. &nbsp;Thankfully however you can easily dispose of them by either returning to a rift stone, or my personal favorite way:</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;">The RPG:</span></p>
<p>As much of this sounds like an action game full of enormous boss battles and so on, let me assure you there are in fact RPG elements, and no, they aren&#39;t hidden. &nbsp;The game features a leveling system many of us are grown custom to seeing, which is surprisingly in depth and fun to work with, but it also features a vocation system, which is similar to Final Fantasy 11. &nbsp;The moment you arrive in the game you are given the choice between the games basic vocations mage, strider, or fighter. Which are caster, archer/DPS class, and tank respectively, but there are advanced vocations, such as a warrior or sorcerer, and hybrid vocations as well which combine those other vocations together such as an assassin which is a combination of both a fighter and a strider.</p>
<p>Leveling up a talent in game feels gratifying and often has a visceral effect on the skill you upgraded. &nbsp;One of my favorite strider talents known as Dazzle Hold, starts off with your character throwing a series of small flashbangs into the face of enemies in a cone before you, but after an upgrade, the attack becomes a violent torrent of explosive fire, making me wish there was more than one upgrade to the skills.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;">Technical issues, and other problems:</span></p>
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<p>&nbsp;Sadly, this game is not without it&#39;s share of issues, but as with most open world RPG games small things can be over looked. &nbsp;As mentioned before, the pawns can be often times, irritating and down right stupid, but the camera is also a regrettable hindrance to the intense action in the game, often times getting hung up on terrain or in tight corridors or supplying you with a poor view of the action as your arisen clings for dear life to an ogre&#39;s chest as he barrels down a dark corridor, clutching one of your female pawns in hand. But as mentioned before these are easily over looked as the games combat is fun and thrilling.</p>
<p>Another issue that is mentioned quite often, is the sheer lack of story: &nbsp;You are the Arisen, a man/woman who has survived having his heart ripped from his chest by a dragon, only to hunt it to the ends of Gran Soren to get it back. &nbsp;Seriously, that&#39;s the story. &nbsp;But the issues with the story can be directed at the development &nbsp;teams inexperience with this genre, as the team that developed Dragon&#39;s Dogma is the same team that developed Capcom&#39;s Devil May Cry and various Resident Evil games. &nbsp;Or even that Capcom was wanting to make the game feel more like your own adventure, instead of one that is told for you.</p>
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<p>If you can over look the lackluster story, talkative pawns, and cramped camera this game is an amazingly deep find, and is very much a sleeper of the Xbox 360. &nbsp;If you&#39;re looking for an escape, like I was, from the repetitive shooting of games like Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, and Gears of War 3, and are looking for something that takes from Dark Souls and Skyrim and blends it into an intense action game, &nbsp;you will be pleasantly surprised, and will find yourself coming back to it simply to experience the rush of charging at a chimera head on ready to plunge your daggers/sword into it&#39;s temple. &nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1986891" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon's Dogma Owner Reviewhttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/06/02/dragon-39-s-dogma-owner-review.aspxSat, 02 Jun 2012 22:33:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:1965704Reinoemo0https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=1965704https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/06/02/dragon-39-s-dogma-owner-review.aspx#comments<p>Western mythology inspires Dragon&#39;s Dogma. Multiple beast of Ancient Greek, and even more so, of Middle Ages Europe myths and stories are found engraved in this Role Playing Game. Fight through multiple beast, such as: goblins, cyclopes, chimera and many more. Dragon&#39;s Dogma is an open-world game, follow the story-line whilst carving out you&#39;re own more unique experience. as you complete various quest. Dragon&#39;s Dogma overall a game that should be more well known.</p>
<p>The game instantly thrust the player into the action, you see you&#39;re main target early on in the game, a fire-breathing dragon. You are accompanied by a knight who serves you, known as the Arisen. What is the Arisen? The person who is destined to fight and/or slay the great dragon. As you progress you then summon beings who resemble humans known as Pawns (very condescending name as they are not actual humans). These Pawns are AI that help you on your quest. The game&#39;s early story-line gives hints of what is to come, such as: slaying goblins, multiple beast who may not be easy to slay, and teach you quickly to pick up items and explore you&#39;re environment.</p>
<p>I started my journey as an archer with two daggers in the Dragon&#39;s Dogma Demo. Dragon&#39;s Dogma retail version I pretty much chose the same thing, since the game had the brilliant feature of passing the information from the Demo to the retail version. So I didn&#39;t have to re-make my character or my Pawn. But having to choose between 3 classes seems to kind of butcher the game a bit. But thus far I seem to ignore that fact as I play the game, since I am busy slaying goblins and wolves. Though an extra class would have been much obliged I can understand that it might have been difficult to come up with certain perks that extra class would have.</p>
<p>I am not very far in the game, having difficulty dealing with beast whose skin is as hard as pure titanium steel perfectly refined to be indestructible. Bloody buggers, these foes are. Some super powerful lizards that don&#39;t see the light of day yet manage to keep them selves alive even though they are supposed to be cold-blooded beings who should require sun-light. It would have been nice if their weak spot was actually a real weak point in which they suffer a lot of damage. But it shows you that you just can&#39;t hack and slash any enemy and expect to deal damage, you have to be precise. When you fight a Cyclops the first thing you might think of doing is, go for the Cyclops&#39; one eye. Human foes are quite annoying, they deal great damage but when they strike and fail to land a blow you counter since they are vulnerable after such attacks.</p>
<p>Money seems to be an issue at first and one may find it difficult to waste so much money but gold is scattered about the whole world. So riches spent on weapons, armor or other such items will can be replenished from scouring caves, found in crates or taken from bandits.</p>
<p>I wish the combining of items was easier to work with since I barely make any new or useful items though its cool that you can actually combine items to better you&#39;re weapons, armor or other items. Yet to get to the capital which is suppose to be THE PLACE to better one&#39;s weapons or buy them.</p>
<p>The game has an awesome little feature that many other games have, days and nights. If you want to fight and gain EXP, best to do it at night. But be careful, early on seems a good way to gain levels but later on enemies grow bolder and more powerful. Also visibility is horrid (it&#39;s obviously nightfall) and great beast like cyclops can get close to you or wolves swarm you. But you can still encounter plenty of monsters and animals at night if you&#39;re not following a path or are in a cave.</p>
<p>My only wish was to get many other types of mythological beast from cultures that are not European, added into Dragon&#39;s Dogma. Fighting a &quot;Big Foot&quot; of Native American mythology, or a beast from Mictlan (Nahuatl/Aztec for underworld) that pertains to death, a Akuma (Japanese for demon) that feast on humans or Rakshasa (Indi for unrighteous one). This might be asking for too much, but it could have been very nice.</p>
<p>Overall this game is freaking awesome, hence my 9.0/10 rating (though the game has its issues with certain complicated things and super powerful and annoying enemies). A very large open-world, filled with great towns in which you can climb on the roofs or find tunnels. Multiple civilians some of which ask of you to do quest. Pawns from other players whom you can hire. Fellow knights that walk about a path and guard it, when you encounter bandits these knights can aid you. A great landscape in which you can follow a narrow path yet this path has cliffs that lead to items. Beautiful scenery of grand trees, crashing waves, and a beautiful sunrise. It&#39;s hard not to like this game if you like RPGs, specially one who enjoys how this game is based on European mythology.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1965704" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon&#39;s DogmaFantastichttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/05/29/fantastic.aspxTue, 29 May 2012 19:15:00 GMT79ef0c18-1c65-4225-984f-fdaeab0f0862:1952875ahomicidaltaco0https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/rsscomments.aspx?WeblogPostID=1952875https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dragons_dogma/b/user_reviews/archive/2012/05/29/fantastic.aspx#comments<p>(Story Time) I had my money down on Ghost Recon when I saw Dragon&#39;s Dogma. I went through videos of both and I decided on Dragon&#39;s Dogma.(End of story time) With all of that said let&#39;s discuss the pro&#39;s; very hard, fantastic combat, fairly good combat, good enough story. It&#39;s quite fun as well. Now to the cons. There is only one and that is it could use slightly better graphics.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://www.gameinformer.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1952875" width="1" height="1">User ReviewXbox 360Dragon&#39;sDogmapositive